<?php
if (!function_exists('array_replace_recursive'))
{
  function array_replace_recursive($array, $array1)
  {
	if (!function_exists('recurse'))
	{
		function recurse($array, $array1)
		{
		  foreach ($array1 as $key => $value)
		  {
			// create new key in $array, if it is empty or not an array
			if (!isset($array[$key]) || (isset($array[$key]) && !is_array($array[$key])))
			{
			  $array[$key] = array();
			}

			// overwrite the value in the base array
			if (is_array($value))
			{
			  $value = recurse($array[$key], $value);
			}
			$array[$key] = $value;
		  }
		  return $array;
		}
	}

    // handle the arguments, merge one by one
    $args = func_get_args();
    $array = $args[0];
    if (!is_array($array))
    {
      return $array;
    }
    for ($i = 1; $i < count($args); $i++)
    {
      if (is_array($args[$i]))
      {
        $array = recurse($array, $args[$i]);
      }
    }
    return $array;
  }
}
